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Michigan guard Trey Burke / Julian H. Gonzalez/DFP

ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine set its sights on former Michigan guard Trey Burke today and rolled through a few questions with five of its experts leading up to the June 27 NBA draft.

The most interesting may be where they think he would fit best.

Former NBA scout Amin Elhassan picked the Detroit Pistons (who hold the No. 8 pick): “There's a need for a guard to run the show for a young team with nice pieces, and the local connection doesn't hurt. Orlando also has a need, but taking him second overall might be too much of a reach.”

Three of the five (former coach Fran Fraschilla, high school expert Dave Telep and insider Kevin Pelton) picked New Orleans, where Burke is scheduled to work out this week.

“The Pelicans have a solid frontcourt with Anthony Davis, Robin Lopez and Ryan Anderson. Greivis Vasquez had a solid season at point, but Burke would give them a dynamic scorer -- a playmaking guard to pair, possibly, with Eric Gordon in the backcourt,” Fraschilla said.

They were also asked to project his ceiling as a player and his floor with answers ranging from Pelton saying he could be as good as Tony Parker to Telep and Bilas saying his bottom would be as Kemba Walker.

Asked if he will be limited defensively, none of the experts thought that would be a major problem and everyone agreed his decision-making, improvement and skill with the ball has shown he will adapt well to the pick-and-roll based league.

Though at 6-foot-1, he’s smaller than most NBA guards, they also didn’t think that was a major obstacle.

As Telep pointed out, it’s a relative assessment.

“Expectations are not to be a top 5 point guard, but a starter and solid NBA player,” he said.